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In presenting his report to the congress, Capacity Building Committee (CBC) chair Ahmed El-Midaoui, First President of the Court of Accounts of Morocco and goal 2 chair, noted that capacity building is central to the INTOSAI strategic plan's vision of strengthening SAIs globally. To help achieve this, INTOSAI's strategic goal 2 focuses on institutional capacity building. Its objective is to build the capabilities and professional capacities of SAIs through training, technical assistance, developing advisory and consultant services, promoting best professional practices, peer review, developing partnerships with international development organizations, and other development activities. Since its inception, the CBC has developed six guides that can be found on the committee's Web site (ht...
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The Development Services Building in Oregon City earned a Leadership in Environmental and Energy Design gold rating several years ago, but last week it got even greener.
In addition to featuring extensive storm-water management and Forest Stewardship Council-certified wood, the facility now boasts a 65-kilowatt solar photovoltaic array on its rooftop.
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The community and support-services building would be about 6,000 square feet in size, and would include a community area, a library and reading room, a computer lab, a recreation room, an assembly room, and space for other services, such as tax assistance, Social Security or Medicare assistance, and life-skills counseling, the plans show.
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Financial company leases building
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc., a provider of services to the financial industry, has leased an entire building above the Journal Square PATH station in Jersey City, Hartz Mountain Industries announced.
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For the six years, AGA's Corporate Partner Research Program (CPAG) has been steadily building a significant body of research. Each research protect culminates in a report that is made available at no cost to the government financial management community. Recognizing that this is a valuable source of information about the issues facing government financial managers, CPAG Chair Hank Steininger, CGFM, CPA, decided to compile the first 24 reports into one volume. The compendium has been arranged in five sections: Public Sector Reporting; Managing People, Property and Programs; Auditing in the Public Sector; Leveraging Technology; and Improving Government Services. William A. Morehead, Ph.D., CGFM, CPA, said that he has used several of the individual reports in the compendium in his graduate...
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As the director of building services for the city of Edmond, you'd think Ed Steiner wouldn't have any trouble hiring a capable contractor for his home remodeling project.
I came in and tried to turn the light on and the fan in the kitchen came on - I'm not joking," Steiner told members of the Oklahoma Contractors Licensing Task Force.
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Patrick Allen has been named acting administrator of the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services' Building Codes Division, according to a report by the Statesman Journal.
Allen will fill in for Mark Long, who was recently named acting director of the Department of Energy by Gov. Ted Kulongoski.
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MID-CITIES: NORWALK - Advanced Real Estate Services Inc. acquired apartment building from Kennedy-Wilson Inc. - Brief article
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Timing is everything.
In September 2005, Green Building Services became an independent consulting firm after five years operating within Portland General Electric. The switch, said firm principal Ralph DiNola, happened just as ideas of sustainable construction and operations began to widely catch on.
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Many accountants are catching on to the value of payroll services, and they are increasingly using online payroll service providers to improve client service, enhance loyalty, and generate additional revenue year-round. Online payroll services can be easy, especially when the accountant can assign varying levels of control, allowing a small business owner to manage some of the weekly entry work, such as employee hours. Some online payroll providers enable accountants to have their own firm-branded Web site that allows client access. One advantage of online payroll is the ability to share the payroll tasks with clients.